Upcoming Voter-Centered Electoral Reform Event at Wellesley College On October 29th, Wellesley College will host an IMD co-organized event on electoral reforms in the U.S. and how academic work supports them. Find out more here: mathematics-democracy-instit…

Empirical Analysis of Ranked Choice Voting Methods: Phase 2 Report Now Available To read the report, access our data and visualizations, and check out our repository of datasets and code, visit the project webpage: mathematics-democracy-instit…

Registration Now Open for Democracy Exchange: Research and Practice in Dialogue Conference at Wellesley College Find out more here: mathematics-democracy-instit…

This January, several IMD affiliates will be organizing special sessions and presenting at the Joint Mathematics Meeting (JMM) conference in Chicago, IL. Find out more here: mathematics-democracy-instit…

This year, the IMD fellowship program has expanded to include nine undergraduate fellows from five institutions. The fellows will work on research at the intersection of math and democracy. Find out more about the students and their projects here: mathematics-democracy-instit…

Beginning this year, we are expanding the IMD Fellows Program to include funding support for faculty and students at other US institutions interested in projects related to math and democracy. Learn More Here: mathematics-democracy-instit…

IMD’s high school summer research program concluded at the end of July with two days of student presentations. Recordings and final slideshows can be found here: mathematics-democracy-instit… Congratulations to the students and faculty mentors on their hard work this summer!

The International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM), the largest math conference in the world, takes place this week, and an ICM-produced video about IMD’s work will be shown at the conference! Find the video on the homepage of the IMD website: mathematics-democracy-instit…

On August 8th, join us for a screening of the award-winning documentary Counted Out, followed by a live conversation with Vicki Abeles, Julia Angwin, and Talithia Williams on navigating a world driven by data, numbers, and algorithms. RSVP Here: watch.eventive.org/countedou…

High School Summer Research Program Hosts Guest Speakers Visits from guest speakers are a key part of the high school summer research program. Learn more about these 4 incredible speakers here: mathematics-democracy-instit…

The Democracy Exchange: Research and Advocacy in Dialogue Conference to Take Place March 10-12, 2027 at Wellesley College. Learn more about the conference here: mathematics-democracy-instit…

Application Open to Serve on the NAEP Civics Assessment Framework Development Panel For those engaged in work aligned with IMD, this panel is an opportunity to bring in more mathematical points of view in the study of civics in K-12 education. mathematics-democracy-instit…

This year’s high school summer research cohort is made up of twenty eight students who will each conduct research with one of nine faculty mentors. Learn more here: mathematics-democracy-instit… We look forward to seeing all they accomplish!

As IMD prepares for the 2026 high school summer research program, we would like to acknowledge and thank the mentors who will lead the projects. Read more about IMD's High School Summer Research Program Project Descriptions here: mathematics-democracy-instit…

Seeking Faculty Mentors for 2026 High School Summer Research Program IMD has funding available to support faculty mentors participating in our online six-week summer research program for advanced high school students. Learn more here: mathematics-democracy-instit…

IMD Affiliate Ellen Veomett and her students have made a data resource for running gerrychain freely available at github.com/eveomett-states. Read more about this resource here: mathematics-democracy-instit…

IMD Affiliate Jennifer Wilson and and Summer Research Students Complete Paper on “Bloc Voting on Single-Peaked Preferences”. Read more about the paper here: mathematics-democracy-instit…

The Electoral Innovation Lab is seeking 3-5 summer fellows to work on civic technology, policy research, and electoral communications projects that strengthen American democracy. Applications are due by March 13th, 2026. Find out more here: mathematics-democracy-instit…

Edith Elkind, one of our affiliates, will be a keynote speaker at the 18th Meeting of the Society for Social Choice and Welfare (SSCW2026) at the University of Tokyo, Japan! To find out more click here: mathematics-democracy-instit…

Apply Now: 2026 IMD Summer High School Research Program Every year, IMD runs an online six-week summer research program for high school students, who work on hands-on projects involving analysis of real-life data from elections. Read more here: mathematics-democracy-instit…